The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25
IRON WORKS WANTED.
The Leading Business Men
Of Weber County.
A FEW TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.
What Ogden Offers In the way OF In
ducements to Capital and
Enterprise.

Ogden is the second city in point Of
population and Importance in the
Territory of Utah, and considering its
numerical size is perhaps as progressive
a city as can be found in the United
States. Its present population is esti-
mated to OF about 10, 000 souls, but our
opinion is that, were q census to be
taken, the result would show popula-
ton of at least IL, 900. Her government
is that of a municipality, and consists
of a mayor, four aldermen, and five
councillors, al elected by popular
ballot vote. Owing to her position as
the terminus of FIVE railroads she is
appropriately designated the Junction
City" andis in fact, the most import
ant railroad centre in the Territory.
The railroads converging here are the
Union Pacific, Denver s. Rio Grande,
Central Pacific, Utah & Northern and
Utah Central. 1t is whispered that
there are other railroads heading this
way. whose owners will make Ogden
their terminal point. Here also is
established the largest telegraph ststion
on the line of the Western Union be-
tween Omaha and San Francisco,
where the constant hum and click of
electricity is heard night and day, and
is enough - beWilder one not &C
customed to such confused sound. 1t
is the receiving Office of transcon-
tinental telegraph business, all mes
sages from the east and west
being transmitted through this
Office In addition to the large regular
system has been adopted, twelve opera
tors working on this system alone,
their transcription being done on six
Remington standard type-Writers. The
streets of the city are illuminated by
the Brush electric light, while ia stores,
public buildings and private residences
the Edison incandescent lights are used
The Bell telephone is extensively
employed, there being 135 subscribers,
uecessitating the employment OF day
and night operators.
Our waterworks are very complete,
and we do not know of any city in the
country so favorably situated in this
respect. There are eight miles of
fountains, The consumption is steadily
increasing. demanding the erection of
new reservoir, which will soon be com
pleted, at cost of about So, 600, Gas
works are in course of erection, and
will be ready within few months. The
principal thoroughfares are trsEersed
by street railroads. operated by an in
corporsted company, who are deriving
profitable revenue from this source.
Ogden can boast of many large and
substantial public and private buildings.
These structures, which are, for the most
part, of brick, would do credit to cities
Of greater population and pTetensions.
Among the public buildings the follow
inG are the most conspicuous: The
County Court House of Weber County,
of which Ogden is the capital, tie
postoffice building, in which is also
found the Federal Court Room and of
fees of the First Judicial District, the
magnificent comm reia1 blocks of the
u. G. NJ. l., DOOley-Stevens, David H.
PeeIy, The Kuhn Bros, David Rccles,
the r. J. Kiessl Co, besides score or
so of other large and substantial brick
houses of business. The churches and
school buildings are also neat and we'll
built, adapted TO the objects FOG which
they are used. Our hotels are such as
any CIV lDlS III Woil DC IJISuO DIs LIE
BTeeHiseshe finest appointed hestelry in
the west, Is a true specimen of archi--
tecEursl beauty, and is presided oyer by
Judge Gibbons, q true host, and no
hotel in the country can be better con-,
Quoted than the widely known Union
Depot Hotel, under the management of
Mr.. H. A.,Ciawson.
Ogden's public school system is non
,sectsran the government being en-
trusted TO AhTee trustees who are elected
by the people, and hold Office two years.
The ficieacy of these schools, and the
system which governs them. is admitted
on all sides. No better school building
exists in the west than the Central
School, There are also many private in
stitlt.ons of learning, prominent among
whjsh may be mentioned THE New
West Educational Association" This
society is supp 'rted mainly by dGna
tons from the east, and has just COM
pleted verv fine school building on
the conner OF Fifth and Spring streets,
on the bench" 4
In respect to religion, Ogden City Isl
representa- tive of all American towns,
there being in addition to the Latter
day SaintE' places OF worship, houses
devoted to the worship of Episcopaii-
Ars Catholics, Bautists, Meth0dsts,
Z 1CcBy tch4og oh0 AdSb Jul nOb vac
least modest, Saiyationists. The city
also contains number of benevolent
and other societies: The Odd Fellows.
the Free Masons, the Grand Army of
the Republic, knights of Pythias, |
Chosen Friends, Ancient Order OF
Workmen, and local assembly of
Knights OF Labor.
Manufacturing pursuits receive fair
share of attention, and are, in fact,
crowding themselves upon the notice of
the oitizens and Ogden is destined be- |
fore long 20 be the hub Of manufsctur~
ing activity. The most extensive in
dustries CT this kind ere the -four mills |
owned By Feery T. Mack. Clark & Eo- !
,eIes. Stevens & SGone. all al whom own |
very fire mills contsinins the most |
modern aud improved milling me-
Gh.lery. The Rggregate e'n0UAt ot